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I can't believe that this is my first time to go online since going home from work last Friday, Dec 18! I'm just enjoying every moment of my Christmas vacation with my family, especially with my little Resty. Here's a quick summary of my past week:

December 18 - last day of work but didn't do much in the office... just had a very intriguing discussion about the "exciting and mysterious 2010." *crossing my fingers to a better and brighter 2010*

December 19 - the whole family went to the mall for some last minute Christmas shopping and groceries. I was supposed to go to a get-together with college friends in QC but cancelled at the last minute. I needed to try out the oven that Robert bought me a week before so that we can return it if it's defective and get a replacement right away.

We got home and I immediately prepared the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies -- the easiest to bake, according to the Magnolia Bakery cookbook. I got all the ingredients right except for the 2 most crucial ones -- eggs and butter! The recipe asked for 1 large egg. Our eggs are super duper small so I put 3... big mistake number 1. And then, for the butter, it says, 1 1/3 sticks of butter... what the hell is a stick of a butter?! I ended up putting almost the whole bar of the butter... big mistake number 2! The cookies I baked ended up super big (palm-size) and super flat. They're still edible but has a little bitterness to it. I didn't burn it but its bitter, i don't know why. Hay, so sad. Oh well, gotta try and try. If I failed again.. there's always Betty Crocker and Pillsbury instant brownies and cookies! Hahaha!

On this day also, the Nike-plus ipod sport kit that I ordered online finally came! No more excuses for me not to run and lose weight! Art, Nannah, and I have this Biggest Loser contest in the office and the first weigh-in is the first week of January. With all the sweets, hamons, and quezo de bolas this Christmas... good luck to me losing weight!

December 20 - my first time to try the Nike sport kit! I walked 3.22km in our village oval. My time is 16 minutes ++. I know its super slow compared to D and all you running freaks there, but hey, its my first time and  I didn't run. I just walked fast plus I was pushing  Resty's stroller!

At around noontime, we attended the Christening of Marcus, the son of Robert's friend, in Angeles. Food at the reception is great -- so goodbye 3.22kms as I've probably gained back the calories that I burned and maybe even added a few more. :(

Before the day ended, Robert and I decided to run (or walk) again in the oval. That's 3km more for me! :-)

December 21 - My lucky husband won again in their office raffle. This time its an iTouch. He named it Cinco -- because it's his 5th ipod already, and that is not counting his iPhone!

Robert is so happy that day that he treated me and Mama to a foot spa! :-)

December 22 - Early morning run again with Resty. That's 3km again, and 180 calories burned. At noontime, we went to Manila to visit Resty's Ninang Anne in MTV. He got lots of MTV and Nickelodeon goodies, yey! After MTV, we went to UP for some Chocolate Kiss cakes and we saw Ms. Terry! How time flies, it was only last year that Robert and I were planning our wedding reception at the Choc Kiss with Ms. Terry, and now baby Resty's with us. Next year, Resty will be running around Choc Kiss na!

After UP, we went to Trinoma to have dinner at A Venetto with my mom, Ban, Marye, Auntie Susan, Rosalie, and Monica.

With just that dinner, the 180 calories I burned that morning again no longer mattered.

December 23 - A got a new haircut! I'll post some pics in the next few days.

December 24 - Today. Resty and I went to the oval at around 7 am, which is a bit late already. We only ran 1.22km and burned 104 calories -- and that's so irrelevant with tonight's Noche Buena feast. As far as i know, Mama will cook baked mac and Robert's bulalo, i don't know what else. I'll update as soon as I find out.

So there goes my very busy yet fun week. Looking forward to more family bonding this oliday season. In case I can't go online tonight -- Merry Christmas everyone!

Gosh, what a night. On my way home from work, the bus I was riding was, unfortunately, tuned in on GMA 7's 24 Oras. There was this shocking report about 2 Ad Congress delegates who were busted for dealing drugs in Subic. The TV reception in the bus was quite bad and the picture is really grainy, but there was no denying who I saw. This guy I met at work recently and have been with him in a group presentation to a client!!! Hay, grabe, nakakaloka! I remember the guy being bibo and very participative during our brainstorming. Now, after the news report, I would probably remember him in cuffs and being arrested by the police!

On a lighter side now, I found out on Yahoo News that my former boss is running for Governor in Davao del Norte: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/mb/20091122/tph-margie-moran-throws-hat-in-political-020e1c8.html

Hayy.. ang sarap maging ina. Yun yun eh. Totoo talaga yung sinasabi nila. Lahat ng mga pinagdaanan ko nung buntis ako, at sa panganganak, balewala na yun ngayong nakikita ko na ang anak ko. Kahit na tulog, dodo, tulog, dodo lang ngayon si Resty, nakakatuwa pa rin sya. Wala na akong ginawa kundi titigan sya. Ang mga pag-hikab, pag-iyak, pag-ngiti, pag-unat, pag-sinok, pag-bahing... ang sarap lang pagmasdan.

Minsan tinitignan ko silang mag-ama habang tulog. Carbon-copies talaga. Nakaka-senti tuloy. Parang kelan lang, isang malaking issue samin ni Robert ang pagpapamilya. Sabi pa ni Robert, di nya talaga akalaing magkaka-anak pa siya. Naiimagine nga raw nya, kami yung tipong couple na pa-gig-gigs na lang, or patravel-travel. Pero ngayon, grabe, may isang bagong tao na sa mundo! Ang cute-cute pa! Isa na talaga kaming pamilya. Nakaka-overwhelm!



Ano na nga ba ang nangyari sakin simula ng pinanganak si Resty? Well, pumayat na ko ng konti. Nung buntis ako, total weight gain ko is 53.5 lbs. After ko manganak, nagtimbang ako at 12 lbs lang ang nabawas sakin! Goodluck diba?! Puro taba pala ako. Kala ko dahil sa baby and sa water. Sa ngayon, 1 cup of rice na lang ako at hanggat maaari, gulay and fish lang ako. Grabe diba, who would've thought na magdi-diet ako?! Pag siguro magaling na magaling na ako, magtetennis na ko ulit. Kelangan mawala ang bilbil sa tyan! As for my stretchmarks... ano bang pwedeng gawin dito? Tatablan ba ito ng papaya soap? hahahah!

Hay, pero ang isang frustration ko talaga ay breastfeeding. Wala kasi lumalabas na milk sakin. Super duper konti lang. Si Resty nga umiiyak na pag pinapa-dede ko kasi siguro wala sya makuhang milk. Nag-try na ko mag-breastpump pero wala talaga. Tatlong patak lang ata. Naiiyak na talaga ako sa sakit at parang lalagnatin na ko pero tina-try ko pa rin mag-pump. Lahat na nagtatanong at nangungulit sakin na magtry pa ng magtry. Nakakainis na nga minsan. E lahat na nga ginagawa ko pero wala talaga. Umiinom na ko ng Anmum Lacta at humihigop ng sabaw na may malunggay almost everyday. I will still keep on trying though. Good luck to me.

Kamusta naman ang gastos ngayong may baby na?! Shucks, buti na lang normal delivery ako at meron kaming konting natipid. Ang mahal din ng gatas at diapers. Plus mga gamit-gamit pa ni Resty. Syempre, gusto ko naman yung mga de-kalidad na mga gamit. Kahit mahal, ipinipikit ko na lang ang pagbili. Samin na lang ni Robert ang pagtitipid. Pagdating kay Resty, all-out talaga!

Ang bilis na nga lumaki ni Resty. Mukha na raw syang months-old e 3 weeks pa lang sya. Parang everyday nag-iiba ang mukha nya. Pero kamukhang-kamukha pa rin ng ama nya, haha!

Sana di na matapos ang maternity leave ko! Ayoko iwanan si Resty! Takot ako baka pag nag-office na ko e di na ko makilala ng anak ko. Gusto ko 24/7 kasama ko sya. Hayy... kung pwede lang talaga. Kaso kailangan kumayod para mabili lahat ng mga gusto nya. Ipon pa para sa monthly bday celebration nya at sa pang-binyag din. Basta lahat talaga gagawin namin mag-asawa para mabigyan sya ng masaya at kumportableng buhay. Ganun na ata talaga pag magulang ka na. Buong mundo mo iikot na sa anak mo. Tama talaga sila. Maiintindihan mo lang ang feeling pag may sariling anak ka na. Sana lang talaga lumaki sya na mabait at responsable. Sa ngayon, ok pa na cute lang sya, hehehe.

Baby ko! Gigil!

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This was taken at yesterday's Kim and Gerald chat session in ABSI. This is for my cousin Iza.

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This is my fat face with Kim and Gerald

Dear, thank you sa paghabol mo sa manong taho sa dulo ng St. Jude last Saturday. Thank you rin sa pagtimpla mo ng Anmum ko at pagdala ng cookies sa room. Thank you sa pag-massage mo sa binti ko kapag pinupulikat ako. Thank you sa pagtulong sakin bumangon sa kama. Thank you sa pag-halfday mo sa work para mabantayan mo ako. Thank you sa pagpapasensya mo sa mga muryot moments ko. Thank you sa power hugs and power kisses namin ni baby. Love you so much and we miss you already! Mwah!